Match Report
38 points separated the sides: Al Jabalain 6th on 59, Al Arabi Saudi 17th on 21. Al Arabi Saudi ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Per game in the league, Al Jabalain were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.12, Al Arabi Saudi 0.71 and 1.97, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Jabalain 1, draws 3, Al Arabi Saudi 1, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. On the scoreboard, Al Jabalain led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Al Jabalain: Diogo Queirós (42'), Cheikh Touré (28'), Suleiman Al-Saeed (73'), João Novais (86')
Key stats
Possession: Al Jabalain 52% · Al Arabi Saudi 48% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 4-3